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Of islands, ports and sea lanes : Africa and the Indian Ocean in the Second World War /
"Of Islands, Ports, and Sea Lanes explains the operational and strategic importance of the ports and sea lanes of Africa and the Indian Ocean during the Second World War. In addition, it offers a novel account of the war in the Indian Ocean, a busy and vital theatre of military operations throu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Warwick :
Helion & Company,
2018.
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| Colección: | War and military culture in South Asia, 1757-1947 ;
no. 8. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Of Islands, Ports, and Sea Lanes explains the operational and strategic importance of the ports and sea lanes of Africa and the Indian Ocean during the Second World War. In addition, it offers a novel account of the war in the Indian Ocean, a busy and vital theatre of military operations throughout the conflict, though one that is overlooked in most historical studies. An understanding of the significance of the Indian Ocean region, from imperial and strategic perspectives, helps bring unity to the Allied war effort in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and demonstrates how the highest levels of strategy depended on places, people, and infrastructure in faraway places of seemingly little consequence. The movement of goods and people by sea was central to the prosecution of the imperial and Allied war effort, and this war dependent upon ports and their facilities, together with troopships and merchantmen and the air and naval assets that protected them. The book offers a 'how it worked' guide to the Empire's logistical system, and explains the interconnectivity of actions and events on land, sea, and aid, detailing the indispensable role played by the ports and sea lanes of the African continent and the Indian Ocean, the British Empire's great connector"--Back cover |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (324 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-312) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781913118426 1913118428 |